Finding Information and Issues

Thinking about potential topics can be challenging – but it’s important not to get sucked into “Groupthink”

Groupthink: the personal desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative viewpoints, by actively suppressing dissenting viewpoints, and by isolating themselves from outside influences.

Don’t let yourself become influenced by your friends and what they are thinking about choosing for potential topics! Choose topics because YOU care about them.

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.

As you begin the process of your Exhibition, here’s a graphic that will help you understand the process that you will go through as you undertake your inquiry. Use these steps to help keep you on track with your weekly expectations as listed on the blog.

Looking for topics or issues that may be of interest to you to explore further for Exhibition? Check out some of these links for ideas!

Inspring or educational videos/documentaries

What’s the difference between Primary and Secondary Sources?

Below, you will find a couple different explanations of what the difference is between primary and secondary sources. For your Exhibition, it is important that you access information from both types of sources to get the most accurate picture and information about your topic. Take a look.